Checkrein-holder.



PATENTED JULY 3, 1906.

H. A. MIKKELSUN. GHEGKREIN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1905.

m/ZJAMw/iemn Witn ess es lnvento Attorneys i ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHEGKRE lN-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3. 1906.

Application filed May 25,1905. Serial No. 262.218.

To all whom, it out concern:

Be it known that I, HANS A. MIKKELsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Granite Falls, in the county of Yellow Medicine and State ofMinnesota, have invented a new and useful Checkrein-Holder, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to checkrein-hooks, and has for its object toimprove and simplify the construction and increase the efficiency ofdevices of this class.

WVith these and other objects in view, which will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in certainnovel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters,is illustrated the preferred form of embodiment of the invention capableof carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood thatthe invention is not necessarilylimited thereto, as various changes inthe shape, proportions, and general assemblage of the parts may beresorted to without departingfrom the principle of the invention orsacrificing any of its advantages.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved deviceas employed for an overcheck-rein, and Fig.2 is a longitudinal sideelevation of the structure as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view similarto Fig. 1, illustrating the form employed for an ordi nary side-strapcheckrein. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the structureshown in Fig. 3.

The improved device comprises a base portion 10, having means, such as athreaded stud 11, for fastening to the saddle or back-pad portion of theharness (represented at 12) and with spaced sides 13 14 and a transversestop 15 when required, as shown in Fig. 2, the base portion having arecess 16 therein between the side members, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

Pivoted at 17 between the sides 13 14 is a member 18, forming a closureto the space between the sides and bearing upon the stop 15 when closed,as shown in Fig. 2. Depending from the closure member 18 is a tongue 19,adapted to engage the recess 16 and bear against the shoulder 16 whenthe closure member is in its downward position,

5 as in Figs. 2 and 4.

The form of the improved structure shown in Figs. 1 and 2 will beemployed when applied to a harness having an overdraftcheckrein which iscomposed of a single strap, as at 21, having an aperture 22 near one endand presented flatwise to the holding device, as in Fig. 1. The lengthof the tongue 19 in this form of the structure is comparatively short,as the area required for the entrance of the flat strap is small, aswill be obvious.

When the device is employed upon harness using the ordinary side-strapcheck, with the checkrein passing along the sides of the animals headand folded together centrally over the back, as at 23, the folded strapis presented edgewise to the check-hook, as in Fig. 3. Hence the tongue19 in this form of the structure is necessarily longer than when theovercheck is used, as illustrated in Fig. 4 but it will be obvious thateither form may be employed without affecting the principle of theinvention, as the same structural elements are employed in each andproduce the same results.

When the structure shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is employed, the transversestop 15 will preferably be employed to limit the movement of the flatstrap 21, so that its aperture will not be carried beyond the path ofthe tongue 19; but when the form of structure shown in Figs. 3 and 4 isemployed the stop may be dispensed-with, as it will not be necessary tolimit the movement of the folded strap in the same manner as with theovercheck-rein, as will be obvious.

The outer surfaces of the side members 13 14 and closure member 18 willbe rounded and merged into a semiglobular form, so that no obstructionsare presented when the device is in operative position to engage thedriving-reins or other parts of the harness.

The device is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, andmay be readily applied to any of the various forms of harness in commonuse and may be applied without change to the harness when firstmanufactured or as readily applied to old harness by merely removing thecheck-hooks thereon and replacing them with the improved device.

Having thus is claimed is- 1. A checkrein-hook comprising a supportprovided with spaced side walls, and a reindescribed the invention, whatIIO engaging member pivotally mounted for swinging movement between theside walls and provided with angularly-disposed arms one of which isadapted to engage the checkrein and the other extends parallel with andbetween the side walls to form a closure for the support.

2. A checkrein-hook comprising a support provided with spaced side wallsand having a recess formed in the base thereof defining a shoulder, andrein-engaging member pivots ally mounted for swinging movement betweenthe side walls and provided with angularly-disposed arms one of which isadapted to engage the shoulder and the other ex.- tends parallel withand between the side walls to form a housing for the base of thesupport.

3. A checkrein-hook comprising a support pro vided with spaced sidewalls connected by a transverse lug, and a rein-engaging memberpivotally mounted for swinging movement between the side walls andprovided with angularly-disposed arms one of which is adapted to engagethe checkrein and the other extends between the side Walls forengagement with the lug to form a housing for the su port.

4. i5 checkrein-hook comprising a support provided with spaced sidewalls and having a recess formed in the base thereof defining ashoulder, a lug projecting vertically from one end of the base, and arein-engaging member pivotally mounted for swinging movement between theside walls and provided with an gularly-disposed arms one of which isadapted to engage the checkrein, the other arm eX- tending between theside walls for engagement With the lug and having its upper surfacedisposed flush with the free ends of said side walls.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HANS A. MIKKELSON.

Witnesses; CHRIST THoRsEN, OLE P. BERG.

